Hello. I Have Noticed This Bump On My Upper Lip

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2020

Question: hello. i have noticed this bump on my upper lip today. it looks smaller than it actually is brcause i can feel a bigger mass when i touch it. it hurts only when i touch it. i am concerned because i read online you cant get pimples directly on the lip itself. i am worried that it could be hsv1. To me it looks and feels like a pimple. it even has a very small white head developing.

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Looks like a cold sore.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have gone through the pictures.
The lesion looks like a cold sore (herpes labialis). Pimple is unlikely and an evolving canker sore is another possibility.
Is it fluid-filled? Is it associated with pain? Do you have symptoms like fever? or swollen nodes?
Please let me know above details so that I am better able to help.

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Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (32 minutes later)

It seems like it is fluid filled, only feel pain when i mess with it. i do not have flu symptoms or swollen nodes. i just took a new picture and it looks just like a pimple with a white head.

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Looks like pimple.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Now it look like more of a pimple.
I can see few lesions on the other part of the face and absence of other constitutional symptoms make a pimples as a diagnosis.
Generally it will resolve in four to five days. You can try home remedies like honey for faster recovery.
Thanks

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